Ben Scrivens to start for the Edmonton Oilers in Boston

Ben Scrivens waves to the boisterous crowd after posting a 59-save shutout for the Oilers over the San Jose Sharks at Rexall Place in Edmonton Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. The Oilers won 3-0. Codie McLachlan/Edmonton Sun/QMI Agency

BOSTON — It’s not exactly like hitting a home run and being expected to do it again in the next at-bat.

For Edmonton Oilers goaltender Ben Scrivens, it was more like hitting a game-winning grand slam to complete the cycle.

Scrivens will get the call Saturday afternoon (11 a.m.) against the Boston Bruins, coming off a record-breaking 59-save shutout Wednesday.

“We have to push that game out of our heads, myself especially,” Scrivens said. “It’s always; ‘What have you done for me lately’? I have to be ready to go against a very tough Boston team.”

Scrivens had a busy day Friday accommodating interview requests from television and radio outlets throughout Canada. The performance against the Sharks made him a hot commodity.

He’s hoping to stay a hot commodity throughout the season as he approaches unrestricted free agency this summer.

Scrivens latest performance opened a lot of eyes and put him on a lot of maps.

“All that stuff is out of my control,” he said. “All I can do is try to play well when I get a chance, try to work hard in practice and when I do get an opportunity to play, try to give the team the best opportunity to win.”

Ready to report

Ales Hemsky took part in practice Friday and appears ready to get back into the lineup.

The Oilers winger has missed the last seven games, taking a puck off the foot against the Dallas Stars more than two weeks ago.

While the Oilers have won the previous three game without him in the lineup, head coach Dallas Eakins wants to get Hemsky back into the mix.

“If he’s ready, then we have to get him back in,” Eakins said. “There could be the possibility of a lot of moving parts here as I sit down with the coaches and get the lineup ready.

“I like to stick with winning lineups, but that last game to me, I’m still torn on it. We got the win, but we did not play well at all. If we need to make changes, we’ll make them.”